The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-27
saturday, August 81, 1887.


next month";
Lung fever is causing considerable
fatality among horses in Cecil county.
The personal column will soon lose
M usefulness until another summer.
Go to c. C. Choatc's store for all tn,
leading weekly and daily papers, also
stationery.
Don't forget that Cecil County Fail
beains October 4, which is only few
weeks distant
-Ott chapel Temperance Society viii
hold its sixteenth annual meeting OF
August Slst.
Main street would certainly be in {
daisy condition If crushed rock was placed
on It, but it ilavors of costivity.
- Many people think in this way II
yon owe me want you to pay up; buI
i'll awe you forgive you that.
This has been remarkably good
year for weeds. Don't look at the gar
dens that were planted esrly, please.
Mrs. S. A. Roach still draws large
crowds 10 her ice cream parlors. She
seems to please all, hence the large pa
tronage.
The Band of Hope of Chestnut Hill
will hold their annual jubilee at Chris
tian Chapel on Wednesday, Aug, 81,
afternoon and evening
Complaint reaches us that the light
at the corner Of Main street and Elkton
avenue goes out too soon. We feel sure
this trouble will be remedied.
The barber shop at the Deer Park
Hotel Is again open for business. A
young man from Wilmington has charge
and is said to give a good shave.
The little boys and girls are now
looking up books, states, pencils, tops
and various articles that 60 to make up
school life. Vacation is about ended
The Sunday School celebration at
the Head of Christana Church on Thurs
day was very pleasant occasion. There
was goodly attendance and the child
rem enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
VIM Pennington, an aged and res
pected citizen of this town il seriously
III. lie went to Wilmington on Thurs
day with load of peaches, and was COM
PEELED to return to town on the train.
IS. Edwin Grant, formerly clerk in
K. b. Frazier's drug store at Elkton, will
Le assistant at Beaton Smiths drug store
in Caskey Building, after this date. This
young man comes highly recommended.
The Worton Fair is not in the cir
cult, but they understand how to make
their annual meeting a success. They
are advertising extensively and their ef-
forts will be rewarded. See their notice.
The camp-meetings are about over,
the huckeberry crop nearly exhausted,
and the summer visitor just on the point
returning homo. The crop of spring
chickens has not been in vain.
Miss II, f. Todd intends opening a
private school about the sixth of Sep
TENDER, at her home, next door to the
Presbyterian church. Those having
children to educate please note this.
Christian Church services in Chapel
on Main st., Newark, Del, on Lords day,
Aug 2s, 1886, at 1890 a. IN. and S.OOp. m.
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. T. b.
Knowles. Sunday school at $50 Il. m,
THE ladies of the Rock Presbyterian
Church will hold bazaar and festival at
that church on the afternoons and eve
nings Of September LIST and I'd. 1t pro-
misses to be a very pleasant and profitable
OCCASION.
Grabbing parties are numerous now,
visiting Elk river and enjoying day of
sport. We know of a party, WHO reside
several miles from here, who went crab
bling Thursday and were terribly sun
burned.
Tho death of Miss Tamor Miller, at
the Home for Aged Women in Whining.
ton, on Wednesday, takes away former
resident Of Newark. She was sister OF
John Miller, at one time postmaster herel
The interment took place here on Friday
Services in the NJ. l.. Church.
The sale of building lotsin Whining
ton to-day will afford an excellent OPP
portunity to those who desire safe in.
vestment. Ford and Ogle have thrown
out special invitations through their adj.
vertisements, to be found in these col.
umns, and those who would get bar.
gain, should be at the sale
We are sure news items are Great.
ed outside of town but how are we to Gel
them. Just imagine yourself compelled
to do something with no material to do
it with and you will feel about as editors
do when SO many columns must be filled
with news and there are none. Come
friends, send us the happenings
The Appeal says: I'm handling a CUR
always keep the muzzle towards you
we almost every day read of persons who
are injured by the accidental discharge
of guns held in that manner" 1t is al
ways best to have the man holding tn,
gun shot than some one else, becaus,
then no blame can be attached to an,
one.
y. W. Parrish, our enterprising Jew
eler, now has in use Nachet & Fills Dian
eric System for testing the eyes. No
only has lie this, but also complete Ms